DIAMETER INCHES

TENSION LBS

1st

Plain Steel (3 each)

.008

2nd

Plain Steel (3 each)

.012

3rd

Silver-Plated Wound (3 each)

.021

4th

Silver-Plated Wound (3 each)

.026

5th

Silver-Plated Wound (2 each)

.0375

Bandola de Colombia

"This short-necked mandolin-like instrument with a teardrop-shaped body and a flat or arched back has either 4 nylon strings, 14 or 16 metal strings in 5 or 6 courses. The bandola is tuned in various ways throughout South America."